Wow! This worked on my 2012 Toyota Sienna XLE. The broken piece actually came off while using the drill bit to drill down and prep. for the extractor piece. I didn't think anything was happening; it seemed like no depth was being gained, little slivers of metal shavings kept piling up and I couldn't see any progress. I was about ready to give up, but then the top of the broken piece surfaced. Then I unscrewed it by hand. Woot! THANK YOU, DONNY!
Made it through the carwash 4 times before the antenna snapped off. I ordered the replacement antenna and will be trying both these options to remove the mast today. Thank you for the video.
@@Donnythelatemodeltechdrilled out post with the extractor kit from Harbor Freight and it worked. New antenna installed. Will remove the antenna next time I run the Tundra through the car wash.
This video definitely helped me get started, but if you have a drill, bits and a long straight pick tool, you wont need and extractor kit. Drill your hole in the center of the bolt, take the straight pick and a hammer and strike/drive the pick into the top of the bolt, then twist. Mine came right out like it had a head on it. Thats not gonna work in every situation of course, but worth trying first if you have those tools.
thank you for posting this , it was very helpful. I made the mistake first of trying to drill a hole into the broken antenna base using a regular bit and it tightened it and also made it go WAY down deep, thats when I was like ok I need to watch a video on this and that was the first thing you said not to do haha. anyway it still worked out with the extractor I did put a little oil in and let it sit for a few minutes then used compressed air to blow out any shavings that got in from drilling so they wouldnt further contribute to making it hard to unscrew . its was in pretty snug, had to use pliers with the extractor, but still managed to get it out!!! definitely use a reverse bit!!! lesson learned.
I was researching antennas and found that if you want good reception for both AM and FM, the 31" antenna is the preferred (31" is one-fourth of the 'ten foot radio wavelength' for achieving best radio reception). So, rather than using a "ten-foot antenna" for optimum reception. they came up with 31 inch antenna (1/4 of the 10' wave length). Consider this as well, the professional said in the "fin" antenna, there is a circular antenna - a circular "coil" - that if straightened out, would measure... (want to guess?)... thrity one inches! That is why they work decently... but the shorter, stubby ones will not receive radio signals nearly as well. Sorry to be so long, but I simply reinstalled a 31" on my 2011 Tundra (and I will remove it before I enter the car wash from now on! I loved your video... it helped me a ton! Thanks...
Thanks so much! I'm gonna try the glue first and then get some help with the drill if the glue doesn't work. I'm not very handy and don't want to mess it up lol
Hey Donny, thanks for the thorough video on reverse threading our broken antenna screw in our Tundra’s. Did you ever find out which rubbery stubby antenna works best for reception on ? Thanks buddy!!
I broke two of the reverse drill bits that came with the kit I bought. I tried by regular bit and broke that one. IWhat kind of bit do you need to make this work? A titanium....diamond bit? Something that is stronger than the screw metal? Maybe it comes down to the brand extractor set ? Some are strong and some are crap? How long did it take total driiling to make the hole?
I might be missing it but I don't see any links for the tools you used. I'm wondering what the tool is called that you used to create the first indentation to keep the bit from moving around because of the jaggedness of the broken part that remained.
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Wow! This worked on my 2012 Toyota Sienna XLE. The broken piece actually came off while using the drill bit to drill down and prep. for the extractor piece. I didn't think anything was happening; it seemed like no depth was being gained, little slivers of metal shavings kept piling up and I couldn't see any progress. I was about ready to give up, but then the top of the broken piece surfaced. Then I unscrewed it by hand. Woot! THANK YOU, DONNY!
Made it through the carwash 4 times before the antenna snapped off. I ordered the replacement antenna and will be trying both these options to remove the mast today. Thank you for the video.
Good luck
@@Donnythelatemodeltechdrilled out post with the extractor kit from Harbor Freight and it worked. New antenna installed. Will remove the antenna next time I run the Tundra through the car wash.
This just happened to me in my 2017 tundra last week
Tried this. Im gonna have to get the whole thing replaced now
Thanks for the help on this.. mine broke off in the car wash a few weeks back and I had no idea how to begin to repair!! Great video!
This video definitely helped me get started, but if you have a drill, bits and a long straight pick tool, you wont need and extractor kit. Drill your hole in the center of the bolt, take the straight pick and a hammer and strike/drive the pick into the top of the bolt, then twist. Mine came right out like it had a head on it. Thats not gonna work in every situation of course, but worth trying first if you have those tools.
thank you for posting this , it was very helpful. I made the mistake first of trying to drill a hole into the broken antenna base using a regular bit and it tightened it and also made it go WAY down deep, thats when I was like ok I need to watch a video on this and that was the first thing you said not to do haha. anyway it still worked out with the extractor I did put a little oil in and let it sit for a few minutes then used compressed air to blow out any shavings that got in from drilling so they wouldnt further contribute to making it hard to unscrew . its was in pretty snug, had to use pliers with the extractor, but still managed to get it out!!! definitely use a reverse bit!!! lesson learned.
Awsome, thanks for sharing!
I was researching antennas and found that if you want good reception for both AM and FM, the 31" antenna is the preferred (31" is one-fourth of the 'ten foot radio wavelength' for achieving best radio reception). So, rather than using a "ten-foot antenna" for optimum reception. they came up with 31 inch antenna (1/4 of the 10' wave length). Consider this as well, the professional said in the "fin" antenna, there is a circular antenna - a circular "coil" - that if straightened out, would measure... (want to guess?)... thrity one inches! That is why they work decently... but the shorter, stubby ones will not receive radio signals nearly as well. Sorry to be so long, but I simply reinstalled a 31" on my 2011 Tundra (and I will remove it before I enter the car wash from now on! I loved your video... it helped me a ton! Thanks...
Thanks Michael for sharing
I have a 2011 also.
I hope to fix the antenna on my own. I'm too old to not know how to use a drill.
Thanks so much! I'm gonna try the glue first and then get some help with the drill if the glue doesn't work. I'm not very handy and don't want to mess it up lol
Nice repair 👍. Going from "old & busted" to "new hotness" 🔥 🔥🔥 with the Tundra 😁
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Brilliant. I'm doing this repair on my Tundra this weekend.
Thanks for Sharing Dale!
GREAT VIDEO WITH GREAT DIRECTION. THANK YOU!
Most appreciated
Hey Donny, thanks for the thorough video on reverse threading our broken antenna screw in our Tundra’s. Did you ever find out which rubbery stubby antenna works best for reception on ? Thanks buddy!!
Sorry I haven’t. I’m still rocking the long guy.
Bullet they work great
Thanks 👍
Good video, do you have a link to the correct replacement antenna for a 2016 tundra. Thanks
very helpful, thanks!
The ronin antenna works pretty well
I was actually just looking at these, thanks
Really great video! Did you find a good short anrenna?
Thanks. No I didn’t.
I broke two of the reverse drill bits that came with the kit I bought. I tried by regular bit and broke that one. IWhat kind of bit do you need to make this work? A titanium....diamond bit? Something that is stronger than the screw metal? Maybe it comes down to the brand extractor set ? Some are strong and some are crap? How long did it take total driiling to make the hole?
Great Job Bro
Where can I get that set of drill bits?
get a bullet antena from sa shield i have 2 and they are great plus look wicked
Very helpful thank you sr
Most welcome
I might be missing it but I don't see any links for the tools you used. I'm wondering what the tool is called that you used to create the first indentation to keep the bit from moving around because of the jaggedness of the broken part that remained.
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apparently for the bluetooth to work you need the antenna?
can anyone confirm this?
and which direction do you set your drill?
Thanks for us!
Can you share a link to the extractor kit?
Maybe I’ll own a Toyota truck one day 😁
😁👊
What gel did you use in the beginning? Or does it matter as long as it’s super glue gel?
You just need some gel
This is exactly what I used amzn.to/3pG112l
Just came to this after having my stubby antenna break off :( And yea reception isn't good, but I always use XM
Thank you!
What if the dam broken pc won't come out? How do I fix that? Thanks
Nice video!
Thanks for the visit
Got it with superglue!!!!!
Hell yeah 👍
Just bought a 2016 tundra and it just broke
'broken' antenna....
I just listen to satellite radio. Problem solved.